40 years after Roe v Wade, a deadly stalement
G. Tracy Mehan III
| 22 Jan 2013 |
abortion , Roe v. Wade , US Supreme Court
Despite recent state restrictions and a growth in pro-life sentiment, more than a million lives are lost to abortion each year in the US.
“We will never surrender”
Jennifer Roback Morse
| 22 Jan 2013 |
definition of marriage , Rhode Island , same-sex marriage
A marriage advocate offers a state legislature about to redefine marriage some advice and predictions.
“I don’t want to be a burden”
Paul Russell
| 22 Jan 2013 |
elderly , euthanasia , suicide
Why isn't elder suicide seen as a shameful failure of our care networks?
The dead-end values driving euthanasia advocacy
Margaret Somerville
| 21 Jan 2013 |
Canada , euthanasia , relativism
A Quebec government report endorsing euthanasia rests on a moral relativism that has already failed the young.
Laughter misplaced in Les Misérables
Alma Acevedo
| 21 Jan 2013 |
cinema , Les Misérables , manners , texting
When an audience member laughs (while texting) at one of the most moving moments in Les Misérables, what does it say about today's society and the individuals who inhabit it?
When a state government refuses to defend its marriage laws
James S. Cole
| 20 Jan 2013 |
California , same-sex marriage , US Supreme Court
A crucial case before the US Supreme Court will determine whether sovereignty lies in the hand of the people or judges.
Disability is not a death sentence
James M. Thunder
| 18 Jan 2013 |
Belgium , disability , euthanasia
Deaf and blind Belgian twins were euthanased at their own request in December. What would Helen Keller have advised them?
What do we mean by Islamism?
Denis MacShane
| 18 Jan 2013 |
Islam , Islamism , UK
The British media and political landscape have obscured an in-depth understanding of Islamism, the ideology, as separate from the Muslim faith. Two books can be a small help.
Disappointment in Strasbourg
Peter Smith
| 17 Jan 2013 |
religious freedom , secularism , UK
Religious freedom in the UK takes another hit in the courts.
Superb animation celebrates reconciliation
Timothy Reckart
| 17 Jan 2013 |
Academy Awards , film reviews , interviews
Our exclusive interview with the director of an Oscar-nominated short film.
Avoiding the Wars That Never End
George Friedman
| 16 Jan 2013 |
terrorism , United States , warfare
The United States is being forced by the permanent warfare being waged by Islamist terrorists to alter its strategic view of the world.
Pizza, prison and punishment
Margaret Somerville
| 15 Jan 2013 |
prisons , rehabilitation
An ethical assessment of allowing prisoners to order in the odd pizza or KFC dinner.
Pro-lifers taking a new direction
William West
| 15 Jan 2013 |
abortion , human dignity , human rights , prisons , pro-life
Prison reform is human dignity issue that needs to be addressed urgently.
The Master: meditation on a lost soul
Raffaele Chiarulli
| 15 Jan 2013 |
film reviews , movies , religion , Scientology
One of America's most pomising directors, Paul Thomas Anderson, turns his attention to the quest for salvation through a modern, Scientology-like religion.
Tender hands
Lorna Tilley
| 14 Jan 2013 |
archeology , bioarcheology of care , disability
Looking after those who are unable to look after themselves defines what it means to be human. Even hunter-gatherers knew this.
Just Send Me Word
Francis Phillips
| 14 Jan 2013 |
book reviews
The discovery of a cache of letters written from a Soviet gulag is a testimony to love and heroism.
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